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Trial of Sept. 11 'mastermind' plagued by delays and fiascos http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/28/trial-of-sept-11-mastermind-plagued-by-delays-and-fiascos.html
e9e7f13e-3ab8-4e5e-b25f-6e7cd8474170Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:10:48 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/02/28/trial-of-sept-11-mastermind-plagued-by-delays-and-fiascos/khalid-in-2012.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-accused has "more misses than hits," legal expert says.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterKhalid Sheikh Mohammed, pictured in Guantanamo Bay in 2012, was captured on March 1, 2003 for allegedly orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.Janet HamlinMiami Herald‘Jihadi John’ was known to British intelligence agencieshttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/26/jihadi-john-was-known-to-british-intelligence-agencies.html
1f0a7c9a-1c13-4a31-8f99-5c2d8926e78cThu, 26 Feb 2015 12:10:40 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/02/26/jihadi-john-was-known-to-british-intelligence-agencies/jihadi-john.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Mohammed Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John," was on the radar of Britain’s intelligence agencies years before he left for Syria.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterJournalists gather outside a home in London where Mohammed Emwazi, identified by experts and the media as masked Islamic State militant "Jihadi John," is once believed to have lived.BEN STANSALLAFP/GETTY IMAGESMohammed Emwazi has been identified by news organizations as the masked militant more commonly known as "Jihadi John."THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTOSecurity officials eye York U tunnel with cautionhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/02/24/security-officials-eye-york-u-tunnel-with-caution.html
ae827752-78cf-4721-ae30-3791a359b218Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:33:18 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/02/24/security-officials-eye-york-u-tunnel-with-caution/deputy-police-chief-mark-saunders.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Police see no indication of terrorism or a drug operation, but the mysterious discovery comes amid heightened attention to terror warnings.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterToronto Deputy Police Chief Mark Saunders explains evidence photos as he speaks to the media about a tunnel found situated near one of the venues for this year's Pan Am Games.Chris YoungTHE CANADIAN PRESSPolice investigating after tunnel found near Pan Am Games sitehttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/02/23/police-investigating-after-tunnel-found-near-pan-am-games-site.html
e9de2d44-1a42-4fd1-8740-f43d615bb5d3Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:29:24 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/02/23/police-investigating-after-tunnel-found-near-pan-am-games-site/rexall-centre.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Toronto police are expected to release more information Tuesday about the bizarre discovery last month of an underground tunnel located in a wooded area south of York University.
Wendy Gillis - News reporter, Michelle Shephard - National Security Reporter, Laurie Monsebraaten - Social justice reporterToronto's Rexall Centre, one of the venues of this summer's Pan Am Games, is shown during the Rogers Cup in August. Toronto police are investigating the discovery of a tunnel near the site.Rick MadonikToronto Star File photoAl Shabab’s Edmonton mall warning a greater threat online http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/23/al-shababs-edmonton-mall-warning-a-greater-threat-online.html
45ae92c5-801c-4e70-8858-b70b1befe4c4Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:51:50 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/02/23/al-shababs-edmonton-mall-warning-a-greater-threat-online/westedmontonmall.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Al Qaeda’s East African group’s threat to Canadian, U.S. and U.K. malls a show of force from a group that suffered losses in leadership since the 2013 Kenya Mall attack.
Michelle Shephard - National Security Reporter, National Security ReporterAl Shabab mentions West Edmonton Mall in a video that urges its followers to strike shopping centres in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.file photoDarcy FedorchukAs Boko Haram grows stronger, Nigeria prepares for votehttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/21/as-boko-haram-grows-stronger-nigeria-prepares-for-vote.html
dd7718bf-ac66-4ed1-b451-a3ecbff7edf4Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:42:24 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/02/21/as-boko-haram-grows-stronger-nigeria-prepares-for-vote/chibok-mother.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Critics say President Goodluck Jonathan has done little to deal with the militant group’s threat as voters, still haunted by the kidnappings of scores of girls, prepare to go to the polls.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterMartha Mark, the mother of kidnapped schoolgirl Monica Mark, displays a photo of her daughter in Chibok. Fifty-seven of the girls have escaped but it is believed 219 are still being held.
Sunday AlambaThe Associated Press File PhotoBoko Haram's most violent attacks in past yearhttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/21/boko-harams-most-violent-attacks-in-past-year.html
368b32b3-1d95-4881-9e19-3cdf7814b4e3Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:09:01 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/02/21/boko-harams-most-violent-attacks-in-past-year/bringbackourgirls.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Militant group estimated to have killed as many as 10,000 people in Nigeria since April 2014
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterA person holds a sign reading "All united against Boko Haram" during a protest against deadly raids by Boko Haram on February 17, 2015 in Niamey.BOUREIMA HAMAAFP/GETTY IMAGESWhen the Chibok schoolgirls were taken by Boko Haram, thousands protested and the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls was created.PIUS UTOMI EKPEIAFP/GETTY IMAGES FILE PHOTOYemen rebels vow to form own governmenthttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/06/yemen-rebels-vow-to-form-own-government.html
6be46102-c532-43e6-9ecf-5d1dc2274b45Fri, 6 Feb 2015 16:40:06 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/02/06/yemen-rebels-vow-to-form-own-government/yemen-unrest.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Crisis threatens to split the country apart and further complicate efforts to combat Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterYemeni children hold automatic rifles as they join in a tribal gathering organized by the Shiite Houthi movement in Sanaa on Wednesday in support of the militia that overran the capital in September.MOHAMMED HUWAISAFP/GETTY IMAGESOmar Khadr applies for bailhttp://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/02/03/omar-khadr-applies-for-bail.html
06fbc5a4-a676-4e57-b031-5c12f626a9bdTue, 3 Feb 2015 18:02:00 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2015/02/03/omar-khadr-applies-for-bail/omarkhadr1.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The King’s University in Edmonton is holding a spot for former Guantanamo Bay detainee, portrayed by Ottawa as an Islamic terrorist, if he gets bail next month.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterFormer Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, 28, shown at the the medium security facility in Alberta where he is serving the remainder of this Guantanamo sentence. Khadr, who was captured in Afghanistan in 2002, applies for bail on March 24.HANDOUT PHOTOToronto StarRCMP charge John Maguire and two others in terror investigationhttp://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/02/03/rcmp-to-announce-terrorism-arrest-and-charges-at-3-pm.html
1075aef2-c3dc-41be-9a41-daf2bbab7be3Tue, 3 Feb 2015 13:14:55 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2015/02/03/rcmp-to-announce-terrorism-arrest-and-charges-at-3-pm/john-maguire.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Three Ottawa men, including John Maguire who may have already been killed overseas, are facing terror-related charges.
Bruce Campion-Smith - Ottawa Bureau, Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterJohn Maguire rose to prominence last year when he appeared in an extremist recruiting video that urged Muslims to launch attacks against Canadians.
THE CANADIAN PRESS file photoAwso Peshdary, pictured in a 2010 court sketch, has been arrested.Amir FazilatCanadian medical professionals risk their lives to save others in Syriahttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/30/canadian-doctor-risks-his-life-to-save-others-in-syria.html
a208afcd-ce91-49aa-8e29-64a6fca86853Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:52:01 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/30/canadian-doctor-risks-his-life-to-save-others-in-syria/msturkey4.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Since the conflict began in Syria, medical professionals have not only been caught in the crossfire, they’ve been specifically targeted.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterToronto pediatrician Jay Dahman, left, and Syrian doctor Ammar Zakaria, who defected from the Syrian military, on their way to the Turkey-Syria border. The two doctors have been delivering medical aid and training inside the conflict zone, saving hundreds of lives.MICHELLE SHEPHARDToronto StarWhy are foreign fighters drawn to the Islamic State?http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/23/why-are-foreign-fighters-drawn-to-the-islamic-state.html
ad1b1e66-e776-493d-a483-d34d2280f667Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:34:55 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/23/why-are-foreign-fighters-drawn-to-the-islamic-state/islamic-state.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Defectors describe how foreigners appear to enjoy special status in Raqqa, and are important to the Islamic State’s survival in Syria.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterThis image posted on a militant website last January shows Islamic State fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria. The city in eastern Syria that is almost entirely cut off from outside scrutiny.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTOAnalysis: As local terror threat rises, questions about how to deal with it mount http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/11/as_local_terror_threat_rises_questions_about_how_to_deal_with_it_mount.html
ff111ac3-b20d-4c99-b84f-f6f6fd7ed3a4Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:21:29 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/11/as_local_terror_threat_rises_questions_about_how_to_deal_with_it_mount/amedy_coulibaly.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>How should Canada be vigilant when the threat is so difficult to grasp?
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterAn image made from a video posted online by militants on Sunday purports to show slain hostage-taker Amedy Coulibaly, who shot a police officer and four hostages in Paris, in front of an Islamic State emblem. Speaking in broken Arabic, Coulibaly said his allegiance lay with the Islamic State.UncreditedTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSHow did Charlie Hebdo gunmen stay off the radar for so long?http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/10/how_did_charlie_hebdo_gunmen_stay_off_the_radar_for_so_long.html
8f29dd02-9be0-45c9-9e5e-ae24064bad81Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:58:35 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/10/how_did_charlie_hebdo_gunmen_stay_off_the_radar_for_so_long/kouachi.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Said Kouachi received weapons training at Al Qaeda-run camp during his travels through Yemen.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterBrothers Cherif, left, and Said Kouachi died in a shootout with French police on Friday, two days after the killing of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFrench terror attacks tied to same homegrown militant grouphttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/09/french_hostagetakings_linked_to_same_militant_group.html
e711fff3-ebd7-43f4-a0bd-0a9e0acbc181Fri, 9 Jan 2015 11:10:26 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/09/french_hostagetakings_linked_to_same_militant_group/coulibaly.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Buttes-Chaumont network was the link between Charlie Hebdo attackers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi and the gunman who took hostages in Jewish supermarket.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterAmedy Coulibaly,left, was killed after taking hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris on Friday. Police are still seeeking alleged accomplice Hayet Boumddiene. They had links to Charlie Hebdo gunmen Chérif and Saïd Kouachi.Prefecture de Police de ParisTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSCharlie Hebdo suspect had militant pasthttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/08/charlie_hebdo_suspect_had_militant_past.html
1f9c102c-fd6a-4c58-afa6-fea6b3db8eadThu, 8 Jan 2015 19:43:00 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/08/charlie_hebdo_suspect_had_militant_past/542cherifkouachijpg.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>A portrait emerged Thursday of Cherif Kouachi, a suspect in the Charlie Hebdo killings whose history of militancy spans the years from the first war in Iraq to the conflict today.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterCherif Kouachi, 32, along with his brother, 34-year-old Said, are the two main suspects of Wednesday’s attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.Video frame grabParis rallies in ‘solidarity’ after horrific Charlie Hebdo shootinghttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/07/charlie_hebdo_shooting_terrorist_attack_sparks_massive_manhunt.html
245a905a-7f49-4d20-9dfe-f4ef1e0e41e2Wed, 7 Jan 2015 13:12:00 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/07/charlie_hebdo_shooting_terrorist_attack_sparks_massive_manhunt/ambulance.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Cartoonists at the Charlie Hebdo news magazine and journalists were targeted by heavily armed assailants
Tanya Talaga - Staff Reporter, Michelle Shephard - National Security Reporter, Mitch Potter - Foreign Affairs Writer, James OvertonFirefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday, after armed gunmen stormed the building, leaving 11 dead, according to a police official.PHILIPPE DUPEYRATAFP/GETTY IMAGESThe Houmonou siblings: Three tiny orphans and the horror of warhttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/01/05/the_houmonou_siblings_three_tiny_orphans_and_the_horror_of_war.html
e720009e-926b-4753-acc0-91fa6fd8be1cMon, 5 Jan 2015 10:00:00 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2015/01/05/the_houmonou_siblings_three_tiny_orphans_and_the_horror_of_war/carorphans.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>From the Star's Unforgettable Encounters series: Sharifa, Mohammed and Abdelakim Houmonou — never have I seen children so traumatized.
Michelle Shephard - National Security ReporterSharifa, Mohammed and Abdelakim Houmonou lost both of their parents within weeks.MICHELLE SHEPHARDToronto StarTerrified children hide as Taliban gunmen attack school in Pakistanhttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/12/16/terrified_children_hide_as_taliban_gunmen_attack_school_in_pakistan.html
b3dead2e-2aa1-4914-9fa4-c0b7042d601eTue, 16 Dec 2014 18:06:16 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2014/12/16/terrified_children_hide_as_taliban_gunmen_attack_school_in_pakistan/pakistan_attack.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Taliban gunmen launch devastating attack on a school in Peshawar, killing scores, many of them children.
Michelle Shephard - National Security Reporter, Mohammed Rizwan - Special to the StarA wounded child is carried away after militants attacked the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Tuesday.PPIZuma Press/TNSA plainclothes security officer helps evacuate students as Taliban fighters attack another school nearby in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Tuesday.Mohammad SajjadThe Associated PressSuspect in Sydney hostage siege had long rap sheethttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/12/15/suspect_in_sydney_hostage_siege_had_long_rap_sheet.html
bfd07ff0-9008-42fd-8b2c-2e2635f23ea3Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:12:11 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2014/12/15/suspect_in_sydney_hostage_siege_had_long_rap_sheet/sydney_seige.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>There are pointed questions Monday as to whether Man Haron Monis — who had gone from headline-grabbing stunts to charges including accessory to murder — should have ranked higher on Australia’s hierarchy of security threats.
Mitch Potter - Foreign Affairs Writer, Michelle Shephard - National Security Reporter, WASHINGTON BUREAU, , NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTERA hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege in Sydney, Australia. Three people were killed in the 16-hour ordeal, including the gunman.Rob GriffithAssociated PressSheikh Man Haron Monis’s multiple brushes with the law began in 2009, when he was accused of harassing families of Australian troops killed in AfghanistanDEAN LEWINSAFP/Getty Images